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II. “crime doesn’t pay”

(Phrasal verbs and idioms)

2.1. Work in pairs. Read the comment below and then discuss how far you agree or disagree with it. Explain why.

“Crime doesn’t pay because you always get caught in the end”.

2.2. Read the newspaper articles below and discuss them with your partner. Then try to work out the meaning of the multi-word verbs in italics.

2.3. Match the multi-word verbs in A with the definitions in B.

A

B

1. to give oneself up (to someone)

a. to prevent people getting in or out of an area or building by closing all the entrances

2. to own up (to doing sth)

b. to surprise or shock someone with sth contrary to expectations

3. to take someone aback

c. to explode, detonate, or ignite; to make a sudden loud noise

4. to let someone off (with sth)

d. to begin suddenly, usually in an unpleasant and violent way

5. to set sth up

e. to admit or confess to a crime or to doing sth wrong

6. to carry sth out

f. to fail, cease or collapse because of a problem or disagreement

7. to go off

g. to establish sth, to make the arrangements and preparation for sth to start

8. to seal sth off

h. to punish someone lightly or not at all (informal)

9. to break down

i. to allow oneself to be arrested or captured

10. to break out

j. to perform or conduct sth

2.4. Make sentences with the same meaning using the multi-word verbs.

  1. The police prevented anyone entering or leaving the area.

  2. She established an organization to help young offenders.

  3. He confessed to stealing the money.

  4. His boss only gave him a warning.

  5. He let the police arrest him.

  6. They want to conduct a medical examination.

  7. The bomb exploded at four in the afternoon.

  8. After two years of peace, war suddenly began.

  9. Negotiations between management and unions have collapsed.

  10. I was surprised by her change in attitude.

2.5. Read the passages below. Substitute, where appropriate, the multi-word verbs from this unit.

  1. A recent survey, conducted by a national newspaper, shows that the traditional two-parent family is collapsing and is gradually being replaced by single-parent families.

  2. Bank robbers who managed to hide themselves in a time-lock safe in an attempt to steal £3 million, found they were unable to escape when their explosives failed to detonate. They did not resist arrest when security guards opened the safe two days later.

  3. A woman whose 6-year-old daughter was killed by a drunk driver has complained that the judge only gave the man a six-month suspended sentence and a £250 fine. The Home Secretary has said he will be establishing a committee to look into the sentencing guidelines for such cases.

  4. Shortly after the match, fighting suddenly began among the supporters of two rival football teams. The police stopped people entering or leaving the town centre in an attempt to contain the violence.

  5. Jayne Wilson confessed to stealing £15, 000 from the company where she worked, when she was caught red-handed by a security camera which recorded her placing the money in her briefcase. “I was shocked and surprised when I saw the recording”, said the managing director. “I thought she was someone we could trust completely.”